Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Journal of Applied Physics
Publication Date
Volume
111
Issue
12
Abstract
The influence of anisotropic strains on coupling spins is systematically investigated in pulsed laser
deposited single crystal Pr5/8Ca3/8MnO3 film. The substrate was chosen to introduce tensile and
compressive strain onto the film. Various experiments, i.e., zero field cooled/field cooled (ZFC/FC)
magnetization measurement, hysteresis loops, and exchange bias field detection, have revealed
distinct difference along two perpendicular in-plane axes which represent tensile and compressive
strain orientation, respectively. We found that the observed phenomenon can be explained by the
external strain effect.